:1985 French Open

{{TennisEventInfo|1985|French Open|

| logo = Roland-garros-1985.jpg

| logo_size = 250px

| date= 27 May – 9 June 1985

| edition=84

| location= Paris (XVIe), France

| venue=Stade Roland Garros

| draw=128S / 64D / 48X

| surface=Clay / outdoor

| category=55th Grand Slam (ITF)

| champms={{Flagicon|SWE}} Mats Wilander{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/10/sports/wilander-topples-lendl-in-4-set-final.html|title=Wilander Topples Lendl in 4-Set Final|work=The New York Times|date=1985-06-10|access-date=2010-12-18|first=Samuel|last=Abt}}{{cite web|title=ATP – 1985 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1985&EventId=520&Draw=ms|publisher=ATP}}

| champws={{Flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ha8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P_EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5519,6891512|title=Gutsy Lloyd Outlasts Off-form Navratilova|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1985-06-10|access-date=2010-12-18|first=Alan|last=Trengove|location=Paris, France}}{{cite web|title=WTA Tournament Archive – 1985 Roland Garros|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1985/903.pdf|publisher=WTA|format=PDF}}

| champmd={{Flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick{{cite web|title=ATP – 1985 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1985&EventId=520&Draw=md|publisher=ATP}}

| champwd={{Flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{Flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver

| champxd={{Flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{Flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Günthardt

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The 1985 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 89th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1985.{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=390, 397, 400, 402–3}}{{cite book|title=Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire|year=1991|publisher=Fédération Française de Tennis|location=Paris|isbn=2906450510|pages=240–245|author=Gilles Delamarre}}

The event was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix and 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

Finals

= Men's singles =

{{Main|1985 French Open – Men's singles}}

{{flagicon|Sweden}} Mats Wilander defeated {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Ivan Lendl, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Wilander's 4th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd French Open title.

=Women's singles=

{{Main|1985 French Open – Women's singles}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5

  • It was Evert's 17th career Grand Slam title, and her 6th French Open title.

=Men's doubles=

{{Main|1985 French Open – Men's doubles}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson / {{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick defeated {{flagicon|ISR}} Schlomo Glickstein / {{flagicon|SWE}} Hans Simonsson, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3

=Women's doubles=

{{Main|1985 French Open – Women's doubles}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Helena Suková, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

=Mixed doubles=

{{Main|1985 French Open – Mixed doubles}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova / {{flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Günthardt defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Smith / {{flagicon|PAR}} Francisco González, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

Prize money

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width=200 colspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Event

|width=80 bgcolor=lime|W

|width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F

|width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF

|width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|4R

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|3R

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|2R

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|1R

rowspan=2 bgcolor=#ededed|Singles {{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1986|year=1987|publisher=Willow Books|location=London|isbn=978-0002182096|editor=John Barrett|page=83}}

|bgcolor=#f3f3f3|Men

|FF1,338,200

|FF669,060

|FF334,580

|FF169,530

|FF98,140

|FF53,530

|FF31,230

|FF15,060

bgcolor=#f3f3f3|Women

|FF1,262,700

|FF640,500

|FF315,675

|FF160,125

|FF78,690

|FF41,175

|FF21,046

|FF11,437

Total prize money for the event was FF19,895,600.

References

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